WASHINGTON— The U.S. embarked on a large offensive in southern Afghanistan Thursday in which one Marine was killed, while in the east the military mobilized to recover a soldier apparently captured by the Taliban. The offensive was led by 4,000 Marines ...Read More
As US Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan faces his first court hearing in a San Antonio hospital, America is split over a fundamental question: Is Hasan an Islamic terrorist? Maj. Hasan, who allegedly killed 13 and wounded dozens during a Nov. ...Read More
WASHINGTON -The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system ...Read More
Will investors get charged up over a stock offering by California electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc.? The answer to that question may be coming soon. The company plans to file for an initial public stock offering in the near future, Reuters ...Read More
CHICAGO -- On the edge of a cornfield 150 miles from Chicago lies a prison, all but vacant, that could become the new Guantanamo. In the Midwestern autumn, the rural surroundings could hardly seem more different from Cuba, or the fight ...Read More
In his recent appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Eric Holder had the opportunity to outline clearly the Obama administration’s approach to the vexing legal issues surrounding the war against terrorists. More importantly, he had the chance to ...Read More
The White House is once again distributing a statement from a Republican in support of health care reform.
On the eve of a crucial Senate vote on whether to proceed with its health bill, the Obama administration on Friday distributed the ...Read More
NEW YORK - Whether he's planning another run for the White House or a bid for senator or governor, or he just misses the spotlight, Rudy Giuliani is suddenly back and talking about the topic that made him a national ...Read More
Chances of business supporting the Obama administration's health overhaul are fading fast, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's bill took a liberal turn.
The Obama administration has courted small businesses from the start, and at times executives have shown favor toward ...Read More
Days before India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is to be welcomed in the White House for his first state visit with President Obama, two perceived missteps by the Obama administration have concerned Indian officials that New Dehli suddenly has been ...Read More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Canada's defense minister says the country will be able to continue its humanitarian work in Afghanistan after it removes its combat troops. Defense Minister Peter MacKay says he's been making security arrangements with the U.S. and other ...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Adding to lawmaker criticism of U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's performance is a new survey released on Friday showing 42 percent of Americans say he has done a "poor job" handling the credit crisis and federal bailout ...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's unemployment rate rose slightly to 11 percent in October, a fraction off its historic peak earlier this year and the ninth straight month in double digits, the state's Employment Security Commission reported Friday. The jobless rate ...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's unemployment rate rose slightly to 11 percent in October, a fraction off its historic peak earlier this year and the ninth straight month in double digits, the state's Employment Security Commission reported Friday. The jobless ...Read More
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN — Afghan officials say a suicide bomber targeting an Afghan security forces convoy in the south of the country has killed 10 civilians and wounded another 13. The deputy police chief of Uruzgan province, Gulad Khan, says the suicide ...Read More
Afghanistan will control its own security within five years and prosecute corrupt officials, President Hamid Karzai pledged Thursday in an inauguration speech made under intense pressure to shed the cronyism and graft that marked his government's first term. As Karzai vowed ...Read More
AP BEIJING — President Barack Obama said Wednesday his upcoming strategy in Afghanistan will "put us on a path towards ending the war" and that his goal is not to pass the conflict on to the next president.
Obama also declined ...Read More
Most Americans say they think President Obama will come up with a strategy for Afghanistan that will succeed, but few are "very confident" he will do so, and the public is closely divided about how many more troops to send ...Read More
Pakistan is mounting an offensive against militants in a portion of South Waziristan, on the border with Afghanistan, against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group that fights inside the country. But Washington wants the Pakistani army to act to close down sanctuaries for ...Read More
EU defense and foreign ministers meet on Monday to discuss how to shore up Afghanistan's shaky government, amid plummeting public support in Europe for the U.S.-led war effort in Central Asia. Kai Eide, the top U.N. official in Kabul, will brief ...Read More
(CNN) -- Three Americans, including two from the International Security Assistance Force, have been killed in Afghanistan, the NATO-led force said Saturday. It said one U.S. service member with the ISAF was killed by an improvised explosive device Friday in southern ...Read More
